Eyeshield



R. EHRLICH EYESHIELD Filed June 7, 1938 Patented Oct. 10, 1939 PATENT OFFICE Rose Ehrlich, New York, N. Y. assignor to Lapin- Kurley Kew, Inc. New York, N. Y., a. corporation 01 New York Appllcation Inne 7, was, Serial N0. 212,220

1 Claim.

The invention disclosed herein relates to shlelds for protecting the eyes Irom the glare 012 the sun, wind, etc.

Special objects of the inventlon are to provide an article of this type, whlch will effectively protect the eyes and which can be' immediately adjusted when so required to permit fu1l and clear vision for reading and other purposes.

Other desirable objects and the novel features of construction, comblnation and relation of parts comprising the inventlon will appear as the specification proceeds.

The drawing accompanylng and forming part of the speciflcatlon lllustrates one commerclal embodiment cf the invention. Structure however may be modifled and changed, without departure from' the true spirlt and broad scope 01 the invention as hereinafter deflned and clalmed. Flg. 1 1s a front view 015 one of the sun shlelds 50 showing one o! the eye shlelding members in open position and the other closed. Flg. 2 is a sectlonal view a.s on

Fig. 1.

Flg. 3 1s 11ne 2-2 b:

a, broken sectional view as on substantlally the line 3-3 o! F18. 1.

In the drawing, the device Is shown as cousisting of an open frame 5, wlth hinged temples G, and hingedly mounted eyeshlelds l, which can be Individually opened up or closed in over the 30 eyes.

All these parts, that is, the frame, the temples and the eyeshields may be made of molded plastic, transparent or translucent, and clear or tlnted in various colors. The shlelds and temples in 35 particular may be In various umher, rose, green, indigo and other shades desirable for eye shield-' ing purposes and the indivldual shields, be1ng separate elements may be in the same or different shades and may be the same as or different shades from the temples.

The parts are shown connected by the same hinge elements, namely short hinge plus 8, extending through aligned or co-actlng fla.nge o1 lug elements 9, III, II, 01 the frame, the temples and shields respectlvely. In this particular disclosure, the lugs 9, pro:lect rearwardly from the upper and lower.edges a.t the ends o! the I'rame,

J;he lugs or flanges III, are at the upper and lower edges at the freut ends 013 the temples and engage between the spaced upper and lower. frame lugs 9, while the 1ugs II, project xearwardly from the upper and lower edges, at the 5 outer ends of the shields I, and engage over the outside of the spaced frame lugs 9. The hinge plus 8, can thus be simply short rivets pivotally securing these parts together and holding them frlctionally-in dlfferent parts 015 adjust- 10 ment.

At their inner ends, the eye shielding portions I, may be sha.ped to match the shape of the frame, thus to appear, if desired, as ordlnary eye glasses.

The structure 1s partlcularly simple and. in-

expensive, easily assembled, Is llght in weight and each eyeshield being independently adjustable, may be turned out or in at will, to allow free vision or provide as much or as little protection desixed :for each eye. Tumed a.t d1flerent ang1es, the adjustable portions I, may be used as adjustable windshields.

What is claimed is: An eyeshield, comprising an open frame, vertically spaced rearwardly projecting lugs at the opposite ends and at the upper and lower edges of said frame, wide temples of eye shielding material havin'g inwardly projecting lugs at the Iorward ends of the same spaced to correspond 80 to the dlstance between the vertically spaced lugs at the ends 01 the frame and disposed between seid vertlcally spaced frame lugs. individua.l eyeshields over the front cf sa.id open frame and having rearwardly projecting lugs at the outer ends cf the same extending rearwardly over the upper and lower edges et the ends of the frame into position above and below said vertically spaced rearwardly extending frame lugs and pivots extending through seid eyeshield lugs, 40 fra.me lugs and the temple lugs disposed between seid Irame lugs and thereby pivotally securlng said individual eyeshlelds over the front o! seid frame and sald light shieldlng temples to the back o1! seid trame.

ROSE EHRLICH. 

